PeePeePond

OK no takers for trip today, so I went alone.  Fished from 7:15am until 11:15am and got four pike and lost a few others.  But not listed as fish in the pond are largemouth bass and that is when I got THE ONE - 31" and over 7 1/2lbs.  Of course I don't have a digital camera, but do have a regular camera and will post pictures when they get developed.  I just couldn't believe how big this largemouth was or how shallow water he inhabited.  This largemouth took a 9" sucker and gave me quite a battle. 
Two pike that I lost at the hole were also hugh, but of the four I landed only one was over thirty inches (31") and the others were between 24-28".  Took Jimmy's friends advice and fished in only 3-4' of water and ran out of bait.
Could have caught 300 dink perch jigging, but got tired fishing for them.  Now I know why they stock muskies in there to get rid of the over abundance of small perch.  Probably be a good idea to use those dink perch for bait next year through the ice.
Great day and not a soul on the ice.  However, it was quite slippery and the wind was wicked for the first couple hours including a couple snow squaws.

Eagle Ed

Sorry Ed never saw the post could have gone with you. Glad you had some luck. Can't wait to see that bass pic.

That's awesome Ed!
 
The state species listings for "fish present" are way off on a lot of lakes...  Pee Pee is probably the worst represented of the bunch...  A lot of maps and documents won't even list Pike or Tigers in Pee Pee- but obviously they are there and they are huge.
 
You make me feel a lot better about having set up my gear in such shallow water.  I didn't have a legitimate flag all day while we were up there, but I was confident as hell in where I had set up.
 
For the record, I had a little perch swimming on a line too :)
 
Great job man- and what a MONSTER bass!  I guess only the strong survive in that little puddle, since there are fish pushing 50" in there that sure eat a lot of food!
 
Cripes- now I am wondering if I can get back up there one more time before I need the canoe!
 
Awesome job, glad you made it up there...  Pretty place and fun fishery... 
 
That's why it is kept 'under wraps'...  It's a good one, though we had such limited success two weeks back... 
 
Each trip there gives an angler the chance to catch the fish of a lifetime.
 
 

Tuna:

The ice was about 3' thick and the temperature was around 11 with a 25 MPH wind when I got there at 7:15am.  However, the going is really slick all over the lake, so creepers are a necessity.  I had my insulated chest waders with my titanium spikes in the bottoms and they worked out fine.
Road in was a little shakey from the check-in booth in, but not a soul around except for a guy hiking the trail.  By the way - my wife has a digital camera, but I decided to not take it.

Eagle Ed

I heard they are going to rename this pond BS pond.

... and a solid jab from Ed...  Nice!
 
I, for one, have never been in any fishing contest in my life...
 
But I am surely guilty of standing around campfires eating and drinking with my fishing buddies...
 
I think it's awesome you had a good time.  Sounds like a lot of ice north of Schroon yet...  More than I would like to drill thru with my tiny and dull auger.  Imagine the fun it would be trying to coax a 40" northern up a hole that is five inches wide and three feet long.
 
It would be like packing a snake in a garden hose.
 
So perhaps my dreams of a weekend overnighter are still alive.  Late March or something. When the ice is thinner, or someone drags out the gas auger.  Ah-hmmm.... 
 
 Who knows...
 
But if my lake is thawed out and my boat is running true, all bets are off.  I might not leave my place until the leaves change color in October.  But you guys can still come stand around my campfire and eat and drink

Let me know when it will be time to stock the trout, so I can inform the eagles, loons and lake trout. Ed, you don't fish for trout???

Agree tuna! Ed WTG! lets see that puppy!

I may (probably will) be camping up there this weekend 
i'll give an update after.

I will be joining Blitz this weekend.  Any advice eagle on where to fish? 
 
and congrats on that bass,cant wait for pics

holy pee pee. this place has gotten a ton of publicity,suppose i'm to blame. at least I hope it is staying with our tight little group. Maybe eaglecrg was right and we should have called it BS place... (LOL).
hope you guys are keeping the cold up north because it is 78 degs down here
 
P.S.
don't get to involved with the camping and keep it low... camping really is closed now.
hope to see ya there, I am now in the EAST

Here's a picture of Ed's big bass that he asked me to post.  I'm not sure who is more handsome, Ed or the bass.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/EagleCrg/E

I can't seem to get the size enlarged.  I enlarged it on photobucket, but it doesn't show up here except as a tiny image.  Can anybody help me out?

ORIGINAL: EagleCrg

Here's a picture of Ed's big bass that he asked me to post.  I'm not sure who is more handsome, Ed or the bass.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/EagleCrg/E

I can't seem to get the size enlarged.  I enlarged it on photobucket, but it doesn't show up here except as a tiny image.  Can anybody help me out?

I enlarged what you had here but gets blurry. Could do better with original pic.

It like watching those ufo shows on the history channel.. Wait! that is a bass! no wait it is a lochnest monster! lol just joking Ed I sees it! lol

Ed that bass is huge! I hope you do catch her again this summer ON A TOPWATER